Message from the President: BSHS Conference
I am writing about the formerly announced BSHS Edinburgh annual conference 2019. I regret to say that BSHS Council have come to the conclusion that it is best if the Edinburgh conference does not go...
View ArticleESHS 1st Young Scholars Conference: Transcultural knowledge (Paris...
The Young Scholars Network of the European Society for the History of Science was founded to better integrate graduate students and early career researches in the activities of the Society and in the...
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Travel Guide: Tide & Time exhibition, National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool
By Helen Mair RawsthorneHave you ever thought about how we were able to predict the tides before the advent of digital computers? The very first attempts at predicting the tides were made as far back...
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Call for Papers: Health, Care and the Emotions Conference (Deadline 1st May)
The Surgery & Emotion project is pleased to share the CFP for its upcoming interdisciplinary conference, ‘Health, Care and the Emotions’, which will take place at the University of Roehampton from...
View ArticleRegistration Open – Mind Reading 2019
Mind Reading 2019: Adolescence, Literature, and Mental Health 17th May, 2019 at St Anne’s College, Oxford Can literature and narrative improve the lives of young people? We will bring together...
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Workshop: The Food Journey at Bristol Museum (30th March 2019)
Do you know the difference between the breadnut and the breadfruit? Do you know how it got to Jamaica and why? How many types of yam have you ever eaten and how do they contribute to Caribbean food...
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History of Science for Schools: Inaugural Session! (27th April, 2019)
Charles Darwin, Detection, and Discovery in the Galapagos Islands (1831-35) 12:00 – 14:00, 27th April 2019, Milstein Exhibition Room, University Library, Cambridge The BSHS Outreach and Engagement...
View ArticleApril, May, and June 2019 at the History of Science Museum
Events at the History of Science Museum Download the programme as a PDF APRIL Trail: Easter discoveries Saturday 6 – Sunday 21 April, 12–5pm Challenge yourself to the Easter trail. Self-led,...
View ArticleCFP from ECRs – Narrative science in techno-environments – 18th-19th July...
CFP from ECRs – Narrative science in techno-environments – 18th-19th July 2019 (London) This two-day interdisciplinary workshop is made possible thanks to the generous support of the British Academy...
View ArticleHistory of Physics in London Universities (24th April)
The History of Physics Group at the IOP has arranged an event on Wednesday, 24th April 2019, entitled History of Physics in London Universities. Details of the agenda, speakers and booking details can...
View ArticleTuesday 16th April – Leonardo: The art and science of attribution
Leonardo: The art and science of attribution (Royal Institution, Tuesday 16th April, 7.30pm to 8.45pm) This event will see Martin Kemp and Larry Keith discuss the issues involved in establishing the...
View ArticleBSHS OEC Project Grants – 17th May deadline
The British Society for the History of Science Outreach and Engagement Committee offers grants of up to £200 to support engagement and outreach projects in the history of science. These are currently...
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Call for Papers: Rethinking James Watt (1736-1819): Innovation, Culture and...
Friday evening 30 August to Sunday 1 September 2019, University of Birmingham James Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish-born inventor, engineer, businessman and employer died on the 25 August 1819. The...
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Call for Proposals: International Mathematical Union Mongraph
The International Mathematical Union celebrates its centennial in 2020, and is seeking proposals to write a monograph: The purpose of the monograph is to put the IMU in a grander framework of...
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President’s Newsletter: May 2019
Dear BSHS members, As you know, after each meeting of the BSHS Council, the President has the pleasant duty of sending round a newsletter so that all the members can see what we have discussed, and...
View ArticleBSHS Outreach & Engagement Committee seeks new Postgraduate Representative
Are you passionate about communicating HSTM to a wide range of audiences? Do you want to be involved in funding fantastic projects that promote the field? Would you like to help shape how the British...
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Viewpoint Issue 119
LGBTQ+ lives and issues in the history of science, technology and medicineClick here to read the latest issue of our magazine Viewpoint.
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BSHS Hughes Prize – Shortlist Announced
The BSHS has unveiled the shortlist for its coveted Hughes Prize. Five exceptional books will now be read by judges before the winner is revealed later this year. Among those singled out is a...
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History of Science and Prisons Education
Rosie Reynolds, Higher Education Policy Officer at the Prisoners Education Trust would like to extend a warm welcome to BSHS members to an event at Durham University on 29th July. The event will be...
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Three-Day Course: History of Pharmacy and the Pharmaceutical Industry
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries’ Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicine and Pharmacy and the British Society for the History of Pharmacy are running a three-day course on the History...
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